smith&nephew RENASYS EDGE - Page 5

If dressing wound with foam...
Cut foam dressing to t the size and shape of the wound
and place cut foam intothe wound. Avoid over packing.
Foam should completely ll the wound cavity. It may be
necessary to stack pieces of foam in deep wounds.
Precaution: If multiple pieces of wound filler are needed to
fill the wound profile, count and record how many pieces
are present to ensure all pieces are removed atadressing
change to minimise the risk of retention and possible
infection.
Foam should be cut to fit loosely into wound bed. Do not
force or tightly packfoam into any areas ofthe wound to
avoid damaging underlying tissue.
Do not place foam into blind or unexplored tunnels.
If a tunnel of known depth presents, cut foam longer than
the tunnel, to ensure direct contact is made with the foam
in the primary wound cavity.
Do not cut foam directly over the wound cavity toavoid
foam fragments from falling into thewound.
Rub edges of the foam away from the open wound to
remove loose fragments aer cutting.
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Clean and debride
Debride any devitalized
ornecrotic eschar tissue.
Cleanse the wound
and pat dry.
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If desired, protect
theperiwound skin
fromexposure to moisture
and adhesive through
theuse ofa skin sealant.
Allow the skin sealant to
dry fully prior to placement
of the transparent lm.
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If desired, a non-adherent
woundcontact layer may
beapplied. Trim a single
layer ofnon-adherent
gauze andlay across
thewound bed.
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RENASYS
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-F Foam and -G Gauze Dressing Kit
with So Port application
RENASYS
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EDGE Quick reference guide 4